I've never been too musically inclined. I tried learning how to play the piano before. I had a teacher at a music store until my family moved. Then I had to basically teach myself. I learned a few songs, and obviously I know the keys/notes. But I always thought it was kind of boring and slow. I thought the drums would be more exciting.
My electric piano is packed away because there's no room here in my apartment and my mom is planning on moving again. Soo..
I decided to learn to play the violin recently. I was going to wait until the summer so I could have more time to practice.
I never expected my boyfriend to get me a violin for Valentine's Day!
It's a pretty cute violin. It was my boyfriend's friend's. It's broken because there's something rattling around inside it -- but it's not enough to do anything. The bow doesn't belong with the violin either.. But it works. :D I think it needs tuned and new strings too.
That hasn't stopped me from trying to play it though. I've been following these youtube videos by a violin and piano teacher.
I'm currently learning how to bow. I hope to know a legitimate song soon! Wish me luck ;)

I'm not going to lie; I'm really picky with my food.. Especially with anything fishy. So, I definitely don't like seafood. The closest I've ever come to liking seafood is imitation crab in crab rangoons and california rolls. And occasionally I like salmon patties or tuna salad.

Consequently, this salmon recipe was a huge step for me particularly because I never even saw salmon not in a can before. aka real salmon. And this salmon had its scales still on and everything. o.0

So that was interesting. In the beginning, I ended up being sort of a spaz and not exactly following the recipe in exactly the right order..I'd advise not to do that ;) But, all in all, the salmon came out pretty good. And that's saying a lot coming from me. It was a little dry because I wasn't sure when it was done or not so be careful not to cook it too long. If you're creeped out by the scales like I was, don't worry, they peel off when the salmon is done. {which is also creepy o.0 but worth it}

I found the recipe for this Honey Lime Salmon in Schnucks and it was paired with some watermelon something rather kind of salad. And, well I reallyy dislike melons.. then I found these GIANT grapefruits. While I don't like the pink/red ones because they're too sour, the white grapefruit is so not even the same. It's really good, and sweet and nothing like the taste of the ruby grapefruits. I recommend them. ;)

This recipe takes a total of 25 minutes to make and serves 4 people.

What you'll need:

1 1/4 lbs fresh salmon fillet

1 lime {I used 2}

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

nonstick cooking spray

3 tbsp honey

3 tbsp chopped frech cilantro leaves

{the image above doesn't have cilantro on it yet, but trust me, it makes it a lot better}

What you'll need to do:

Prepare an outdoor grill for direct grilling over medium heat or preheat grill pan 2 minutes over medium-high heat just before cooking.

Bright & colorful bags can do a lot -- add a splash of color to a monochrome wardrobe and compliment your out fit using pretty much any color scheme (complementary to analogic).
So I'm pretty convinced that it's self explanatory why every girl needs one! ;)